Denim Jackets - New or Vintage

[yakima]

My well travelled Type 2

 

[Trenchfriend]

Nice!

I tell you, actually that denim jacket-thing got me really! I don't know really, what it is, but one thing on my slim-fitted type III is, that it got the perfect fit for my body.

AND I can perfectly lay my underarms into the side-pockets, down, which I cannot do this way on all of my other types of jackets!

AND it got the perfect sleeve-length for me: 64 centimeters!

AND yesterday, after weeks of thinking about, I finally decided, to visit Karstadt again, to get a second exemplar of mine, as an auxiliary-exemplar! You don't know, what's coming, so better go secure!

 

[tmitchell59]

I have always preferred the Lee over the other makes. Until this forum never knew they made reproductions of these jackets. I bought these un used at a Salvation Army store. Produced for a Seed Corn company here in the mid west. They are so stiff as being very difficult to button. I got these out after an inquiry last night. I have a couple of these that are in worn comfortable condition. I would assume these are fairly new production.

 

[Trenchfriend]

I already thought about a denim jacket-button championship, some times ago.

I need 15 seconds, for button my type III-jacket complete,WHEN I'm using my concentrated special hand-grip.

You have to find out.

 

[yakima]

Here's my 60's Lee Cord Jacket. Surprisingly good condition for such an old item in cord.

 

[Trenchfriend]

@yakima
That's beautiful!

I see, it's getting more and more interesting, here!

 

[Trenchfriend]

And I tell you:

This coming winter, I will try, not to think about buying a typical denim sherpa-winterjacket and test the other possibility of just wearing my basic denim-jacket with my heavy-warming, plushy thermo-flannel shirts under it, as an subsitute.

I'm tense, if it will work well!

 

[yakima]

Denim?

Well, nearly.

This is Gingham, which was the stuff the old manufacturers used in that intermediate period when they gave up using tent fabric (duck), and started using denim....

This is a ltd edition version of a Rising Sun Jacket, produced exclusively for H W Carter of Brooklyn.

Both companies are now, sadly, no longer with us, which just makes me feel a little blessed to have been able to buy this thing when I did..

 

[navetsea]

Nice!

I tell you, actually that denim jacket-thing got me really! I don't know really, what it is, but one thing on my slim-fitted type III is, that it got the perfect fit for my body.

AND I can perfectly lay my underarms into the side-pockets, down, which I cannot do this way on all of my other types of jackets!

AND it got the perfect sleeve-length for me: 64 centimeters!

AND yesterday, after weeks of thinking about, I finally decided, to visit Karstadt again, to get a second exemplar of mine, as an auxiliary-exemplar! You don't know, what's coming, so better go secure!

yeah, once you find stuff that works well on you, buy multiple before the manufacturers discontinue them or tweak their pattern. I have exactly the same black jeans x3 and exactly the same grey t-shirts x6.
maybe people think I never wash my clothes

 

[Blackadder]

Rising Sun is still doing business just that only online now. Very nice jacket.

 

[yakima]

Rising Sun is still doing business just that only online now. Very nice jacket.

It is, but I understand (although I could be wrong) that the main personnel are no longer with the company.

 

[kellym]

I tried to post this to the for sale section, but since I'm a new user I'm unable; I figure this post is as good as any. Anyway, I'm selling a fantastic 1930's Black Bear Brand Denim Chore Coat on eBay if anyone is interested.

The measurements are: Chest 36", length (from shoulder to hem) 24", Sleeve (from underarm to cuff) 16 1/2".

I think most will find the sleeves are a little short, but it's a beautiful and obviously very rare.

I'm not going to post the link, as I don't know if that's allowed (if it is, let me know). Here's a link to more pictures: http://imgur.com/a/7UUW7.

 

[skydog757]

I had a Lee Storm Rider, blanket lined, that I wore forever. Levi's and other brands have always been too tight across the shoulders unless they were too oversized for me. Nowdays I wear longer cut corduroy jackets for fall weather.

 

[yakima]

Almost cold enough for a winter jacket today.

Gonna be wearing this old quilted Lee Chore Jacket.....

 

[Trenchfriend]

Aah, now I saw, that even the authentic "Levi's vintage-clothing" type III-jacket seems to have no sidepockets and no inner-pockets and only the two breast-pockets!

Now, I'm even happier about my nice storebrand-jacket with the SIX pockets!! I can park a letter or other documents in my inner-pockets, for example. The breast-pockets are for tissue-packages and so on.

 

[Trenchfriend]

In my little-town, a Levi's type III-trucker jacket was seen on middle-aged man, today. It looked like the actual "conifer"-colour.

 

[Superfluous]

 

[lina]

An oldie but a goodie. This Levi's jacket belonged to my stepfather, who wore it on his motorcycle in the 1970s. Then I wore it in the 80s and 90s until I got a bit too big for it. Now my teenage daughter wears it! Truly never goes out of style...

 

[yakima]

Dropping colder tonite.

Time to break out the heavy denim!

23oz plus blanket lining.

I've been out in very cold wet weather in this, and the wet has never got all the way through.

I bought this from a guy in San Francisco. Is it ever cold enough for one of these in 'Frisco?

 

[Trenchfriend]

@yakima
What a bomb!!